Phlebotominae are the vectors of Leishmania parasites. It is important to have available surveillance and collection methods for the sand fly vectors. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate and compare traps for the collection of sand fly species and to analyze trap catches along months and transects. Field evaluations over a year were conducted in an endemic area of leishmaniasis in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. A randomized-block design was implemented in study area with tropical rainforest vegetation. The study design utilized 4 transects with 11 trap types: 1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light trap with incandescent bulb (CDC-I), 2) CDC light trap with blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (CDC-B), 3) CDC light trap with white LEDs (CDC-W), 4) CDC light trap with red LEDs (CDC-R), 5) CDC light trap with green LEDs (CDC-G), 6) Disney trap, 7) Disney trap with white LEDs, 8) sticky panels, 9) sticky panels with white LEDs, 10) delta-like trap, and 11) delta-...

Wilfredo Arque-Chunga, Jorge J. Rodríguez-Rojas, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas, and Eduardo A. Rebollar-Téllez (2016) Distribución Vertical de Flebotomineos en un Área Endémica de Leishmaniasis en el Sureste de México. Southwestern Entomologist: Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 735-740. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3958/059.041.0315